Train 4 Trade Skills

[plumermicky]

Agree. Im doing the same course at the mo im on module 8. But the tools you get at the end 5% off what you need in you tool kit. Im working at the mo and with the money im earning, most of it is going on tools. Also you need a van. so im saveing.

Good luck on the course anyway

 

[sonray ltd]

a van is a must people don't want to see you arrive in some old hatchback.
even when your sitting in traffic your out to advertise your company.
i run renault trafics and they are still to small for carrying plumbing, drainage tools. let alone parts etc.
you can get away with carrying alot of spares, but i sub contract to call centres at night and you have to carry 80% of general spares.

as for advertising can be £500 + just for a basic ad in the yellow pages let alone business cards, stationary etc.

john as you say dealing with customers and being able to communicate with them helps alot, keeping them informed on how the jobs going or not going all helps.

if you've done a course yes i would work with them if they where prepaired to listern & learn and not a know it all.
if they wanna learn, reliable, respect customers property, ask when your not sure on something etc.

 

[johnmess]

Thanks very much for answering sonray its really good to get feedback from people who are already plumbers and it gives a good boost to keep going.

 

[ian lees1978]

Hello all,
Ive just started the train 4 trade skills course. Yes the bloke came round and yes its a lot of money and yes they do sell it to you. Ive worked in sales for the past ten years repping so guess i knew the sales speel etc the thing that made me go with it is for one that i cant afford to stop working I hated college hated it with a passion i dont want to sit in college with however many more youngsters half of which will drop out and muck around. Dont get me wrong i dont expect to know everything about plumbing But i can say this. To all you guys out there who have finished the course and looking to start up on there own or find work keep going. Advertise advertise advertise!!!! brochures through doors. Both residential and commercial. Ive finished as a sales rep last week i sold photocopiers to coperate accounts the company cars gone with the phone and laptop etc. Great timing i know im working in a call centre now half the pay just taking calls getting by but hey the one thing i know is people buy people Thats my current trade! as well as good work remember if your a peoples person and three other guys put a quote in yeah they will look at price but also if they like YOU. Reading comments from plumbers who have been at it 32 years fair play to you. However We know it will be hard work. I know theres more to it than theory Ive worked with my dad whos a self emnployed OLD school landscape gardener, travelled Australia and worked as a brickies labourer in 39 degree heat try that. I could even lay bricks when id finished without learning the theory from the books !!! And yes im aware its not like a computer course. Remeber guys there are other countries crying out for skills. Well the point im getting at is fair enough make your point. But for gods sake encourage the people looking to come through. Remembver you were there once!! Take on board the advise guys but go with your gut feeling. My mate who used to work with me in sales is now fully qualified corgi Gas installer, self employed and doing well. Anything is possible if YOU want to do it and YOU keep at it. If it were that easy everyone would be a plumber. Chin up all you people on the course and keep focussed on what you want and GO get it. Im sorry if this seems forward to you guys out there giving good advice and encouragement. Just my opinion and the whole matter.

 

[johnmess]

Ian,

Welcome to the t4ts, I started it myself I have completed the first 2 tma's both with passes. I too work in a call centre and totally agree with what your saying. Doing these courses is a start into plumbing and I am so looking forward to it. I have no doubt it will be hard work and it will not all go to plan all the time but what ever does.

I think we need a lot more encouragement on these pages but also I think we need more feedback both good and bad about t4ts.

Good to have you on board and I hope all goes well on your course.

John

 

[plumermicky]

I dont really care what other people have to say, iv been doing the T4TS course for mounths now. And i do know its gonna be my stepping stone into the plumbing world, So i dont care about all the nagative comments about plumbing course's these days. Yeah you get some really crap ones like the fast track course's. But i do have alot off faith in T4TS and i aint just saying that becasue im on the course im just saying there is alot off stuff to take in, This course is diffently not a walk in the park!!!

I'd just like to hear from someone who has passed with T4TS!

Good luck anyway johnmess and ian less1978

 

[johnmess]

Thanks PlumberMicky

Have you been to any of the practial parts of the course yet no one seems to know what the accomadation is like.

 

[wyng56]

Re: train4 trade skills new starter

Hi everyone
Am new to this & have been looking into courses for ages, have narrowed it down to either train4trades or met-uk, the feedback sounds pretty good for train 4 trades but has anyone got any feedback for met-uk at all? would be interested to know. Thanks & happy new year
wyng56

 

[wyng56]

Hey everyone
I'm really interested in doing a plumbing course, i've been looking into this for about a year & am almost ready to decide which course to do. I'm torn between met uk & T4T - would anyone be able to vouch for met uk at all, if not the chance is i'll go with T4T. Interesting forum this, wish i'd seen it sooner, John you seem to have a good idea about this & i like sonrays response as a time served plumber.
Cheers

 

[johnmess]

Hi wyng56,

I can't give any details about met uk just the t4ts although there saleman will try and sell you the course off the back of earn £100k per year blah blah I think these kind of courses are the only way for an adult to change into plumbing.

At the moment we are going through this credit crunch and supposdily there not much work but the t4ts course is 2 years so although you need to pay for it thats 2 years for the economy to get better.

I don't imagine plumbing will be an easy job with regular pay once I am on my own but if I wanted that I would just stick with my current job.

The best thing to do is think about what you want from the course, personally I wanted nvq level 3 and pick the one that suits your needs.

John